Influence of outlet geometry on strongly swirling turbulent flow through a circular tube

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Escudier, M P ^a   Nickson, A K ^a   Poole, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow measurement; Laser Doppler anemometry; Pipe flow; Swirling flow; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; ORIFICES; PIPE FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; FLOW FIELDS;

ASYMMETRIC FLOW; FLOW FIELDS; OUTLET GEOMETRY; ASYMMETRIC FLOWS; CIRCULAR TUBES; FLOW DOWNSTREAM; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY; STRONGLY SWIRLING TURBULENT FLOWS; SUPERCRITICAL;

SWIRLING FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; ORIFICES; PIPE FLOW; SWIRLING FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33846093883     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2400075     Document Type: Article

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